My Latin might be a bit off but this literally means that the law of praying is the law of believing. The early Church idea was that the worship of the Church, the Mass, is the summation of he teachings of the Church. Loosely translated it would be something similar to we pray what we believe.
I think about this as I have gone through a few weddings and several funerals over the last few weeks. In particular in light of the year of faith. For many the Scripture and prayer have only a minimal of importance, and the highlight is he procession, or someone saying some 'words.' Or family members ill rush through the sacred scripture texts. I am dumbfounded by this in that our liturgy is the center of our faith lives - or at least it should be.
Folks continue to be uncomfortable with the new Mass translation because of its wordiness and run-on sentences. To be sure, I strongly dislike the version of the Gloria that we sing. I think that part of the reason the Church made these changes was to add a sense of theology, and even more 'God-language' into the text. Some liturgists suggest that the mystery of the Mass had been lost.
It is probably not a bad idea during the year of faith, and the anniversary of Vatican II, that we try to read the documents more closely. It can only be helpful if we have a firm understanding of the foundation and the understanding of the Church and the place of the Mass therein. It is hard to pray if we do not know what we believe.
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